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How to Play

Host on the big screen, everyone else joins from their phone.

Hosting a game

  • Open Party Arcade on the screen everyone can see — a TV, a monitor, or your livestream.
  • Press Host a Game and choose a game from the list.
  • A four-letter room code appears on screen. Read it out or show it to your players.
  • When everyone's in, start the round. The host screen is the shared board everyone watches.

Joining a game

  • On your phone, go to the site and tap Join a Game.
  • Enter the room code from the host screen and pick a display name.
  • That's it — no app, no account. Your phone becomes your controller.

The games

Each game has its own twist. Here's the quick version of how every one plays:

🎰 Press Your Luck

Big Bucks, No Whammies! · 1–16 players

  • Answer trivia to reach the Big Board
  • Spin for cash, then PRESS YOUR LUCK or BANK it
  • A WHAMMY wipes your unbanked pot — know when to stop!

🤝 The Match Game

Think like the crowd · 2–16 players

  • Read the prompt on the big screen
  • Write the answer you think others will
  • Score points for every player you match

🃏 Wild Cards

Fill in the blank, win the room · 3–16 players

  • Everyone gets a hand of answer cards
  • Play the funniest card for the blank
  • One player judges — make them laugh to win

🔞 Wild Cards: After Dark

The filthy 18+ edition — adults only · 3–16 players

  • Same game, NSFW deck — 18+ only 🔞
  • Play the most unhinged card for the blank
  • One player judges — the filthiest wins the round

🎡 Race of Fortune

Skate the wheel, solve the puzzle · 2–16 players

  • Hold GO to skate around the wheel for cash
  • Call consonants, buy vowels, dodge Bankrupt
  • Solve the puzzle to bank your round

🎡 Classic — Turn-based, 2–3 contestants

  • Up to 3 contestants take turns
  • Skate the wheel for cash, call a consonant
  • Buy vowels, dodge Bankrupt, solve to bank the round
  • 3 puzzles, then a solo bonus round for the leader

⚡ Blitz — Crowd vote · up to 16 players

  • The whole crowd plays one puzzle together
  • Wheel auto-spins; everyone votes a letter in 10s
  • Highest vote wins — ties spin a tie-breaker wheel
  • Anyone can SOLVE anytime — first correct takes the pot
  • 3 puzzles, then a FINAL JACKPOT: vote 3 consonants + a vowel, then solve for the big bank

🕵️ Globe Chase

Follow the clues, catch the thief · 1–16 players

  • A thief flees city to city across the globe
  • Read each witness clue and deduce the city
  • First detective to the hideout catches them

📋 Survey Showdown

Name the most popular answer · 2–8 players

  • Two teams face off on a survey board
  • On your turn, type the most popular answer
  • Top answers score big — highest team total wins

🦎 Pixel Chameleon

Sabotage the pattern. Spot the sabotage. · 3–10 players

  • Painters camouflage fake marks into a pattern
  • The Spotter hunts the fakes with limited taps
  • Catch a painter and they flip to your team — snowball the hunt!

🎤 Spin Ginger's Community Feud

Host-run Feud show — control it from your iPad · 0–16 players

  • You run the whole show from your iPad — no players needed
  • Build the 6 puzzles from the survey bank, ⭐ your favorites
  • Open /board on stream; tap answers to flip + sound them live

🚢 Battleship Royale

16-captain free-for-all — sink everyone · 2–16 players

  • Place your fleet, then fire one shot per round at anyone
  • Red peg = hit, white peg = miss — damage is public
  • Sink every ship to eliminate a rival; last fleet floating wins

🔤 Word Race Royale

Race to solve 10 word puzzles · 2–16 players

  • Everyone races their own 5-letter word puzzles
  • Green = right spot, yellow = wrong spot. 6 guesses each
  • First to solve 10 triggers a 30s final countdown — most points wins

🤑 Who Wants to Be a Gazillionaire

Survivor trivia — climb the ladder to a gazillion · 2–16 players

  • Everyone answers the same A/B/C/D question from their phone
  • One wrong answer (or too slow) and you're eliminated
  • Survive the easy questions, then the hard ones — last one standing, or anyone who reaches the GAZILLION, wins

🕵️ Spy Clues

Two spymasters, one-word clues — find your agents · 4–16 players

  • Two teams; each picks a Spymaster who sees the secret key
  • Spymaster gives a one-word clue + number; operatives vote on words and confirm
  • Find all your agents to win — but never tap the assassin 🔪

📷 Camera Rush

AR balloon-popping frenzy on your camera · 1–16 players

  • Your camera IS the game — 5 rounds of fast camera minigames
  • Pop balloons, stare-down (don't blink!), funny-face vote, math sprint
  • Then the FINAL BRAWL — swing your arms to KO everyone. Best total wins

💣 Storm Royale

3D bomber-maze royale — last one standing · 1–32 players

  • Your 3D avatar drops into a procedurally generated block maze that scales to the lobby size
  • Bomb crates open for 💣🔥⚡ power-ups and trap your rivals in the blast — one boom and you're out
  • Your phone is a third-person fog-of-war cam; the big screen sees the whole maze. Outrun the storm!

🤖 Bots ON — Fills the maze to 8 with 🤖 bombers

  • Small lobbies get filled to 8 fighters with bot bombers
  • Bots hunt power-ups, bomb through crates, and set traps
  • Perfect for solo streams or small rooms

👥 Humans Only — Just the lobby — no bots

  • Only real players drop into the maze
  • The maze shrinks to fit your lobby size
  • Winner takes the crown — no robot asterisks

✏️ Doodle Dash

Everyone draws AND guesses — all at once · 2–16 players

  • Everyone gets their own secret word to draw on their phone
  • At the same time, type guesses for ANYONE else's drawing — it checks the whole room
  • Nail a guess: you AND the artist score, they get a fresh word. Most points wins!

Frequently asked questions

Is Party Arcade really free?

Yes — every game is free to host and free to join. The site is supported by advertising, so you may see ads in the lobby and between rounds.

Do players need to install an app or make an account?

No. Players open the website on their phone, type the four-letter room code shown on the host screen, pick a name and avatar, and they're in. No installs, no sign-ups.

How many people can play?

It depends on the game — most support up to 16 players, and Storm Royale supports up to 32. Several games are fun with as few as one or two players, and some can fill empty seats with bots.

What do I need to host?

Any screen the group can see: a TV, a monitor, a projector, or your livestream. The host screen shows the shared game board; every player's phone becomes their personal controller.

Does it work on a livestream like TikTok, Twitch, or YouTube?

Yes — that's what it was built for. Show the host screen on stream, read out the room code, and your viewers join from their phones and play along live.

What devices do the phone controllers support?

Any modern phone browser — iPhone (Safari) and Android (Chrome) both work. Tablets and laptops work too; anything that can open a web page can play.

Are the games kid-friendly?

All games are family-friendly except Wild Cards: After Dark, which is an explicit 18+ deck and clearly labeled. Hosts choose which games to launch.

The room code isn't working — what should I check?

Codes expire when the host closes the room. Make sure the host screen still shows the lobby, re-check the four letters, and refresh the join page. If a game is mid-round, you'll join at the next opportunity.